I have been researching the families of my wife and mine for about thirty years. It is great to learn about family and their migrations. If anyone finds mistakes on my entries or would like to add information, please contact me. I have been going to cemeteries in my area and have been entering photos and info so many of my entries aren't family. It is always great to meet new family and friends.

My wife and I have four children and nine grandchildren which makes our life very enjoyable and now we are blessed with seven great grandchildren. Besides searching for our family, I enjoy wood carving. The Good Lord has blessed me in many ways!

Remember, "No one is truly gone, until they are forgotten".

-------------------------------------------With the memorials I have set up, if you find any mistakes, please let me know so I can get them corrected. I'm not perfect, but I strive for perfection in all that I try to do on Find A Grave.

--------------------------------------------When requesting links, please give me the name of the person plus the ID number. This insures I link the correct person, mother, father or spouse.

On ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, LINKS or TRANSFERS for any Memorial, PLEASE USE THE EDIT BUTTON and Suggest A Correction or provide additional information. Any of the above posted on my message board will be ignored and deleted.

IN OTHER WORDS, SEND A SAC! Please, no bulk transfer requests!

I will be happy to transfer to a relative if it is within the Find A Grave guidelines, otherwise it will be at my discretion. Please state your relationship of the memorial you want transferred. Just saying they are family is not acceptable.

We want the memorials of those we loved to be as nice as possible.

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Maybelle GroppHello. Maybelle Gropp is my husbands great grandma. You added he pic and information. I submitted to have it changed. She is actually buried in west fork, Arkansas. Her husband is in Lakin, and they just inscribed her information since she was buried here. Also if you can add a note that her tombstone is her own handwriting of her name. Thank you in advance for your help.

Susan JacksonSorry! I hit enter & it posted! Doh! please delete that! anyways, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for connecting her to the family, I just added a photo so folks know she is Bud's twin, you may want to rearrange the photos & bring her headstone back to the top... ;)Have A Nice Day! :)

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